2009 Coinage
| Fredrik Pacius | ||||
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| Designer: Pertti Mäkinen | Mint: Mint of Finland Ltd. | |||
| Value: €10 | Alloy: Ag 925 (Silver) | Quantity: 7,000 |
Quality: BU |
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| Issued: 2009 | Diameter: 38.6 mm (1.52 in) | Weight: 25.5 g (0.90 oz; 0.82 ozt) | Market value: N/A | |
| Friedrich Pacius was a German composer and conductor who lived most of his life in Finland. He has been called the "Father of Finnish music".
Pacius was appointed music teacher at the University of Helsinki in 1834. There he founded a musical society, a student choir and an orchestra. In 1848 Pacius wrote the music to the poem Vårt land by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, which was to become Finland's national anthem. Pacius's music was also used for the Estonian national anthem Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm and the Livonian national anthem Min izāmō, min sindimō. He also composed Kung Karls jakt (The Hunt of King Charles) which was the first Finnish opera. This issue celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth. The obverse and reverse of the coin complement each other, forming stylized musical notations floating in what reflects a view of a stage. This is the fifth Finnish collector coin in the Eurostar series with the pan-European mint mark. |
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